A same-sex couple gets a marriage license in North Carolina (WNCN file).

CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC (WBTV) – A Kentucky clerk has made national headlines with her decision not to marry same-sex couples.

Kim Davis stopped issuing licenses the day the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, according to the Associated Press. A federal court ordered Davis to issue the licenses, but she has not complied with the law. She was placed in jail as a result of her actions.

In an interview Friday, North Carolina’s Speaker of the House of Representatives said he doesn’t believe citizens will see such a situation unfold in North Carolina.

“I don’t believe the situation in Kentucky is going to affect us here because our law is very different than Kentucky’s. If we had a problem in North Carolina, we would have probably heard about it here in North Carolina,” explained Speaker Tim Moore (R), a Cleveland County resident..